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Peters Township and Washington County officials are asking the state Supreme Court to force county Coroner Timothy Warco to turn over autopsy reports to law enforcement, claiming his refusal to do so is hindering death investigations. John Smith, who serves as Peters TownshipÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ solicitor, ...

The body of a missing Monongahela man was recovered Saturday more than a month after his disappearance. The Allegheny County Medical ExaminerÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Office announced Sunday morning the body of Shelby Rhodes, 26, was found in a riverbed along Bunola River Road in Forward Township shortly before 7 ...

Girl reported missing in Fayette County

Police are searching for a missing girl in Fayette County. Emily Grace Salonick, 17, was last seen at 1 p.m. Wednesday, when she was dropped off for her scheduled shift at the McDonald's restaurant at 1 Work Parkway in South Union Township, said Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Kalee ...

A new location brought the same spark of joy for this yearÄ¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Kids Fest. Now in its 10th year, the annual festival moved from the former Washington Crown Center to the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum. Families climbed aboard for free 20-minute rides around the museum grounds. So many, in ...

Area counties see drop in opioid deaths

The number of people who died of drug overdoses in Fayette, Washington and Greene counties continues to drop, a hopeful sign in local leaders’ fight against the opioid epidemic. In Washington County, 46 people suffered fatal overdoses last year – a 19% drop in overdose deaths from 2024, ...